David's Diary

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day one: Wednesday June 21, 2006                the beginning

Today when I went through security I was put in customs because the pin in my arm set off the alarms. Then our plane to Denver that was supposed to leave at 5:04 but it left at 8:00. Then we ran to the next gate and we left for San Fran. But there was one problem when we arrived at 11:30 in San Fran. when our plane for Australia left at 10:45. So we stayed in San Fran. for the night.

Day two: Thursday June 22,2006                  the real  beginning

Today we went on a cruise and saw Alcatraz and the golden gate and got ice cream. We traveled by cable cars and the Bart. Once every year the cable cars, buses and brats are free because of the heat, and luckily it was today. At 10:45 we left for Sydney. On the plane I saw hoodwinked for the first time.

Day three: Friday June 23, 2006              

Does not exist

day four: Saturday June 24,2006                  GO SWANS  

When I woke up I watched a movie, but I don't know what it's called. Then I had a great breakfast. Next I listened to music. Then we had to land in Brisbane because the weather in Sydney was bad. finally we got to Sydney . Where we meet Brendan and Patrick our cousins. then we went to a Sydney swan match of Australian football.

Day five: Sunday June 25,2006               twister

Today I went to Brenny's piano concert, He did great. Then Brenny, uncle mike, There dog Ricky and I. We went down to the soccer fields and practiced. Oh, Ricky attacked other dog's. I also played one handed ping pong. Then I went to a friends house for those of you in Miss Murphy's class you mite remember Sierra Ward. we played twister.

Day six: Monday June 26,2006             bop it

Today we went to Brenny's soccer practice. Then Brenny beat heather's bop-it score of 92 to 158. I don't think Heather has a enough talent to beat 158

Day seven: Tuesday June 27,2006                 The Blue Mountains

Today we said goodbye and hit the road. We headed for the Blue Mountains and the Three Sisters. In the mountains we did a long hike and saw Wentworth falls. Then we had lunch looking at the Three Sisters. Then we went down the steepest incline train in the world at 52%. It was meant for miners but they stopped mining a long time ago. We also had mine water.

Day eight: Wednesday June 28,2006              Caves

Today we saw to kangaroos in the front of our cabin. Then we left for Jenolan Caves and saw 2 caves that where on the top 10 list of caves in the world. The second cave we saw was so big they held weddings and concerts. Then we went to a cave in Wombeyan  caves and Heather and I fought over a token to get into the cave and lost the token because it rolled into the cave but luckily a person came with a coin who let us go in and then we found the coin.

Day Nine: Thursday June 29,2006                 The Best Of The Best

So in Australia the game cricket is big, and in Cricket the best player was Don Bradman. Who is like Babe Ruth to baseball or Michel Jordan to basketball. So we went to a museum about him, In the city where he grew up. Then we went to two blowholes by the shore. we saw a huge one and a tiny one. Then we went to a relatives house.

Day Ten: Friday June  30,2006                   Perpendicular   

Today we went to Point Perpendicular where we saw a light house. They are using Point Perpendicular as a navy base shooting range. Some of the signs said laser hazard or live bombs but they close it. Today they weren't practicing. 

Day eleven: Saturday July 1,2006           The building

Today we went to the Parliament House witch is like our Capital building. Then we went to the Australia War Memorial witch represents all the Australians that have died in wars. Then we went to the national Australia museum, it was very confusing. Last we went to the Australian art museum, the best part was when at the end Heather found a star wars book.

Day twelve: Sunday July 2,2006            Dog on the tucker box

Today we went to breakfast( Elevensies ) with our cousin Luke Who is 26. We just went to the dog on the tucker box which is a carving of a dog on a box that says tucker box. Right now I'm In the car and I'm bored so I'm writing this.

Day Thirteen: Monday July 3,2006               Snow

first thing we did was go to a Ned Kelly museum Ned was a very famous out law, the museum was where his and his gang where all ran out by lots of police men to find out more ask me when I get back or go to Hollywood video and get the movie Ned Kelly. Next Heather felt sick so she slept in the car while Tiff Dad  and I went to two falls Ladies Bath falls and the Lower Euro bin falls but I kept going an extra 250 yards to the next falls and the last falls on the path the Upper Euro bin which makes me the only one in the family to see Upper Euro bin falls. Today we went into the mountains. We saw Mt. Kosciusko from a distance. We went up a really big mountain and we saw snow. On our way down the mountain we saw a deer but the weird thing is deer don't live in Australia.

Day Fourteen; Tuesday July 4,2006             The ocean

Today before breaky we went on a hike for awhile. Then at lunch we went to the beach and stood in the water. Next we went to a really cool bay because all the rocks where huge or medium. It was fun because of the discovery. Were on our way to one of our cousins house.

Day fifteen: Wednesday July 5,2006

Today we went to a beach with our cousin Nellie it was fun. I chased birds. our lunch was bbbbbbbbbbbaaaaaaaaaaaddddddddddddd service, the waitress wrote 66 nuggets when we wanted 6 plus they messed up our order up a lot.

Day Sixteen July 6,2006

Today I bout a liver pool club flag which I will bring to our liver pool games. at a huge market market called Victoria markets. Then we watched an Imax on the best screen in the world in 3d we saw the deep sea.

July 7,2006

Today we saw the jail where Ned Kelly was kept and saw his armor.

Day July 8,2006

today we saw a footy game at the mcg like lambeau field we got to go on the field at half time.

July 9,2006

Today we saw another footy game but we got to set at front row seat right next to the players.

July 10,2006

Today we went to an awesome museum but then I got my cast off.

July 11,2006

Today we went to a mine it was sweet.

July 12,2006

Today we left for broken hill. it was a long drive.

July 13,2006

today we had a lunch in an empty creek.

July 14,2006

Today we went to a huge mine at 400 feet under the ground. My stomach felt crook. It rained.

July 15,2006

Today we went to a privet art gallery it was sort of boring. Then we went to a footy game it wasn't professional I met some kids who where playing 500 with a footy I caught it with my left arm. We also saw our uncle David Patrick O'Keeffe's grave( I was named after him). It rained a lot.

July 16,2006

Today we had a spider sort of like a root beer float. Next we saw our dad's old house.

July 17,2006

Today we went on a camel ride.

July 18,2006

Today we slept in an under ground hotel like the shire. We then went fossicking.

July 19,2006

Today we drove and went to burke.

July 20,2006,

Today we went on a picnic and saw tons of bats fling at noon.

July 21,2006

Today we went on a swinging bridge and got to our granny and grandpas.

July 23,2006

Today we relaxed and played cards. We also went to the beach were we maid an awesome.

July 24,2006

Today we went to some more markets, were we went mini golfing.

July 25,2006

Today we went to an Aquarium Were we saw a seal show and a lady's pants fell off, we also saw a car full of fish and sea weed.

July 26,2006

Today we left Budrim. Today we went to a friends house and spent te night.

July 27,2006

Today we went to friends school with more than one grade in a class,2 classrooms and 8 grades.

July 28,2006